Global Patent Index - EP 3377018 B1

EP 3377018 B1 20200617 - PATIENT HANDLING APPARATUS AND METHOD

Title (en)

PATIENT HANDLING APPARATUS AND METHOD

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR PATIENTENHANDHABUNG

Title (fr)

APPAREIL DE DÉPLACEMENT DE PATIENTS ET PROCÉDÉ

Publication

EP 3377018 B1 20200617 (EN)

Application

EP 16710284 A 20160307

Priority

  • GB 201520454 A 20151120
  • GB 2016050083 W 20160114
  • GB 2016050600 W 20160307

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2017085445A1] A soft-walled inflatable cradle (10) has a seat section (14), a back-support section (16), and a pair of opposed side panel sections (18, 20) extending between respective sides of the back-support and the seat. The cradle is positioned about a patient in an un-inflated condition and inflated to define a self-supporting seat structure. The cradle may be formed in at least two separable parts which can be positioned about a patient and connected together prior to inflation. The cradle may be used in co-operation with apparatus which include rollers over which the inflated cradle is moved. Methods of handling a patient using the cradle are also disclosed.

IPC 8 full level

A61G 5/10 (2006.01); A61G 5/12 (2006.01); A61G 7/10 (2006.01); A61G 7/16 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61G 5/1002 (2013.01 - EP US); A61G 5/1018 (2013.01 - EP US); A61G 5/1037 (2013.01 - EP US); A61G 5/1059 (2013.01 - EP US); A61G 5/1091 (2016.10 - EP US); A61G 5/122 (2016.10 - EP US); A61G 5/127 (2016.10 - EP US); A61G 7/02 (2013.01 - US); A61G 7/1007 (2013.01 - EP US); A61G 7/1011 (2013.01 - EP US); A61G 7/1021 (2013.01 - EP US); A61G 7/1023 (2013.01 - EP US); A61G 7/1026 (2013.01 - EP US); A61G 7/1034 (2013.01 - EP US); A61G 7/1046 (2013.01 - EP US); A61G 7/1059 (2013.01 - EP US); A61G 7/1074 (2013.01 - EP US); A61G 7/1086 (2013.01 - EP US); A61G 7/1088 (2013.01 - EP US); A61G 7/109 (2013.01 - EP US); A61G 7/1096 (2013.01 - EP US); A61G 7/16 (2013.01 - EP US); A61G 2200/16 (2013.01 - EP US); A61G 2200/322 (2013.01 - EP US); A61G 2200/327 (2013.01 - EP US); A61G 2200/34 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2017085445 A1 20170526; AU 2016357500 A1 20180607; AU 2016357500 B2 20210610; CA 3049507 A1 20170526; CA 3049507 C 20230905; CN 108289778 A 20180717; CN 108289778 B 20200414; EP 3377018 A1 20180926; EP 3377018 B1 20200617; JP 2018534119 A 20181122; US 2018344556 A1 20181206

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 2016050600 W 20160307; AU 2016357500 A 20160307; CA 3049507 A 20160307; CN 201680067702 A 20160307; EP 16710284 A 20160307; JP 2018545700 A 20160307; US 201615777708 A 20160307